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courtier_n and_o where_o the_o courtier_n be_v there_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o courtier_n exercise_v to_o wit_n they_o behold_v and_o love_v they_o love_v and_o behold_v and_o with_o prone_a adoration_n sing_v sanctus_n sanctus_n sanctus_n holy_a holy_a holy_a this_o stable_n than_o be_v a_o very_a heaven_n indeed_o venite_fw-la adoremus_fw-la affect_v yes_o my_o soul_n it_o be_v my_o very_a god_n who_o lie_v in_o this_o stable_n in_o this_o earthly_a heaven_n the_o god_n that_o make_v i_o that_o conserve_n i_o that_o shall_v judge_v i_o come_v down_o first_o to_o redeem_v i_o and_o in_o his_o own_o person_n show_v i_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n it_o be_v my_o god_n and_o if_o my_o faith_n be_v lively_a i_o may_v hear_v a_o multitude_n of_o the_o heavenly_a army_n praise_v god_n and_o say_v glory_n in_o the_o high_a to_o god_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o take_v a_o part_n with_o they_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o singe_v with_o the_o whole_a endeavour_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o praise_v thou_o 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man_n o_o admirable_a humility_n which_o can_v find_v out_o thy_o own_o nothing_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o sanctity_n while_o multitude_n of_o crime_n which_o make_v we_o indeed_o less_o than_o nothing_o can_v prevail_v with_o our_o proud_a heart_n to_o humble_v themselves_o o_o my_o soul_n how_o desperate_o be_v we_o lose_v since_o misery_n itself_o can_v make_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o be_v miserable_a the_o second_o meditation_n for_o the_o same_o three_o sunday_n of_o advent_n who_o be_v thou_o gospel_n the_o first_o pointe._n considfr_n that_o s._n johns_n humility_n be_v not_o so_o much_o ground_v upon_o the_o examine_v of_o himself_o and_o the_o dignity_n he_o find_v in_o himself_o who_o be_v sanctify_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n as_o by_o comparison_n to_o the_o word_n the_o son_n of_o god_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o voice_n who_o shoetye_n he_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o loose_v for_o in_o that_o sight_n he_o true_o 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